Things That Made Me a Comic Fan

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My first EVER comic book movie. I look back on it with fond memories because as a kid I thought everything about it was so cool. While I now think that it's a pretty awful movie, it still holds a special place in my heart.

Specifically Batman: The Animated Series. It was on whenever I could watch it. It was my all-time favorite cartoon growing up. When I was 3 or 4, I went as Batman for Halloween while my little brother was Robin.

Specifically the Batman Beyond cartoon. I thought the whole future thing was really cool! The show still holds up today along with others on this list. Similarly to when I went as Batman for Halloween, the next year I went as Terry McGinnis Batman.

When I was in elementary school, Sonic the Hedgehog was THE videogame series. In 3rd grade, my friend brought in an issue of the Sonic the Hedgehog Archie Comics series. That issue was the first comic I ever read, and I immediately went out to buy several more issues.

The Teen Titans cartoon was completely awesome, and it still is. I can watch this show whenever, and I never feel like I'm too old. The show also brought me to LOVE the Doom Patrol, I can't get enough of that team now.

My first graphic novel. Back when I was a youngster, I was really into My Chemical Romance, so when I learned that Gerard Way was making a comic book I just had to check it out. It's one of the most memorable and odd books I've ever read, and I really enjoy it.

I was searching for several different superheroes one day on the web around 2006 when I stumbled upon news for a Watchmen movie. As the years went on, my interest in them continued to rise. It wasn't until a few months before the release of the movie that I was given the graphic novel and read it.

After following movie info on Watchmen, I further went to follow the Green Lantern movie. I thought that the concept for Green Lantern was awesome, and to tide me over until the release of the movie I took to reading Blackest Night.

The Doom Patrol is amazing. I grew to love them from the Teen Titans cartoon. After I purchased Blackest Night, the Giffen run on Doom Patrol was the first superhero and team ongoing series I ever picked up. The series is amazing, and I'm still upset about it getting cancelled because of Flashpoint. My first ever collectible comic is a Doom Patrol issue as well. It's their first appearance, My Greatest Adventure #80.

I read about Booster online, from lurking on many a forum. I later decided he was interesting, and then picked up the first 32 issues of his series. I later proceeded to read the entirety of those issues in one single day. It was just so damn interesting, and it still is. The series also helped me get to know the DCU. Booster is my favorite superhero of all time.